Gradient Tool

[Jeff Walker]

I used to be too intimidated by the gradient tool and didn't use it, then the other day I decided it was time to experiment with it. I'm very glad I did and am rather proud of the results which you can see below. I'd love to see photos of others in which the gradient tool was the primary tool in processing. Here's mine:

[Netkonnexion]

Just did this yesterday - pure coincidence...

[Jeff Walker]

@netkonnexion its actually a pretty cool tool... can't believe I avoided it for so long.

[Shirley Jess]

@jsw0109 @jsw0109. First time hearing about it. Is it a tool in photoshop?

[Jeff Walker]

@shirljess I know its in both Photoshop and Lightroom. Not sure if its available in other software programs or not...maybe someone else can shed some light on that

[Hope Russell]

Thank you!! I've seen that tool, but I couldn't see the potential.

[Angie Vega ☮♥ シ]

I find it dificult to use on my images for some reason...but here is one i did a while back

[JoeBoxster]

I have a great time using it.. here's one of the first times I used it..maybe a little heavy handed ... but I liked it

[Stacy ♥ DOF]

I used exposure gradients in Lightroom on this shot to help isolate the ray of sunlight. :)

[Paul Myers]

It took me five edits to get this right and I still things I'd like to change in it.

[Jeff Walker]

@angievega it is a bit tricky, I'm going to play with it some more this weekend because it gives photographs even more potential

@joeboxster it works... it enhances the whole "urban-ness" of the shot

@sdpace I wondered how you got the shot to look like that the first time I saw the image! Now I have even more ideas! thanks for sharing!

@webfoot that is cool!

[☮Lee Gordon☮]

[Jeff Walker]

@asrai I'm diggin' the tye-dye!

[☮Lee Gordon☮]

@jsw0109 yeah maaan its groovy :D

[bardejov]

So far I used it to darken the sky:


and here

[Jenn]

I found a gradient present and used it only a couple times. Still have no idea what I'm doing...going to ask google for some help and see what I can come up with on my own!

[Sue Barnicoat]

@jsw0109 I put a gradient on here. Thanks for reminding me to use it!